Western Australian Health Translation Network

Science on the Swan 2021
2021-05-16 - 2021-05-18
The theme for Science on the Swan 2021 is Driving Translational Research – Embedding Research and Innovation in Health Care.
The Conference will be held at The Westin Perth from Sunday 16 – Tuesday 18 May 2021.
The Conference will showcase the very best of research and scientific endeavours in Western Australia. Covering a mix of fundamental, biomedical, clinical, health and social science. The Conference offers linkage opportunities for both industry and researchers, especially connecting early career to more senior and established health science and clinical leaders. It’s an opportunity to showcase the skills we have right here in Perth and help translate WA scientific efforts into real impacts to deliver better health outcomes to the wider community locally, nationally and internationally.
The 2021 Conference is co-chaired by:

Prof Gary Geelhoed (WAHTN)
Prof Peter Richmond (Child and Adolescent Health Service)
Prof Daniel Fatovich (East Metropolitan Health Service)
Dr Aron Chakera (North Metropolitan Health Service)
Prof Fiona Wood AM (South Metropolitan Health Service)

View the 2021 Science on the Swan website

Wounds Australia National Virtual conference
2021-05-04 09:00 - 2021-05-06 16:30 (Asia/Shanghai)
The theme for the Virtual conference is Connect, Collaborate, Innovate. The vision of the conference is to open our minds to new concepts in the challenge to prevent and manage wounds. This conference will highlight current data and innovative solutions for the complex wound aetiologies, treatments and systems of care that many of us face every day.
To view the program click here
To register click here

Consumers Health Forum Summit 2021 - Shifting Gears
2021-03-18 - 2021-03-19 | Online
The Consumers Health Forum (CHF) will be hosting the inaugural Australian and New Zealand Consumer Experience and Leadership in Healthcare Summit on 18-19 March 2021 online. Early – bird registrations close 1 February 2021.
The Summit will offer both organisations and consumers who want to be at the forefront of system change the opportunity to come together to explore, discuss and grow the concept and practice of consumer-centred care.
The CHF Summit 2021: Shifting Gears will:

Support the development of consumer leadership skills
Explore the major policy shifts required to achieve person-centred care systems and services
Showcase exemplary practice in consumer leadership
Bring together consumer leaders with clinical leaders, service providers, researchers and key decision-makers

Visit the CHF Summit 2021: Shifting Gears website for more information, to register your attendance or to submit an abstract.

ACvA Webinar: Research Impact: Perspectives from Government, Philanthropy and Research
2021-02-26 09:30 - 10:30 UTC
The webinar will be in a Q&A format, with panellists invited to speak on their perspectives when considering research impact in the context of grant applications/ programs. The session will be chaired by Professor Andrew Searles.
Date & Time: Friday 26 February 2021 from 9.30 am – 10.30 am AWST / 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm AEDT.
Please register here.

For further information, please contact Meng Hsu: acva@ozheart.org

Social Isolation and Social Prescribing 3 Part Webinar Series
2021-02-18 12:00 - 13:00 (Asia/Shanghai)
A series of online forums focusing on social isolation and social prescribing are being co-hosted by Australian Disease Management Association (ADMA), Bolton Clarke Research Institute, Melbourne Academic Centre for Health, MSPGH, Monash Partners, and the Western Alliance.
The webinars are scheduled over lunchtime on the below dates. Attend one or all three!
These will include a mix of research, learnings from trials and services that have been implemented, provide an opportunity to collate what is being done across Victoria; and are open to all healthcare and social care sectors, researchers and policy makers. The seminars provide a great opportunity to hear and liaise with others working or interested in this area.

Webinar 1: Thursday 29 October 2020, 12pm – 1pm
Chair: Siân Slade, Master of Public Health Candidate, Melbourne School of Population & Global Health, University of Melbourne
Panellists:

Prof Judy Lowthian, Head of Research Bolton Clarke Research Institute Connecting the Dots and the HOW- R- U? & Being Your Best Trials
David Menzies, Manager Chronic Disease Programs, SEMPHN Care coordination in Primary Care and social prescribing
Reclink Australia (Speaker TBA), Effect of structured programmes on the rates of drug and alcohol abuse, on mental health and on employment.
Fran Timmins, DON Psychiatry St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne The Safe Haven Café

Webinar 2: Thursday 26 November 2020, 12pm – 1pm
Chair: Prof Sharon L Brennan-Olsen, Director, Centre for Health through Action on Social Exclusion (CHASE), Deakin University
Panellists:

Dr Rosanne Freak-Poli, Senior Research Fellow, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University Epidemiological association between social health and chronic disease.
Melanie Tighe, Manager Highett and Hampton Community Centres. A Neighbourhood Houses Social Prescribing Trial
Laura Martin, Senior Manager, Health Intelligence & Acting Director Service and System Integration, Western Victoria Primary Health Network. An overview of the social isolation grant program.

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Webinar 3: Thursday 18 February 2021, 12pm – 1pm
Chair: Prof Grant Russell, Primary Care Research in the Department of General Practice, Director Southern Academic Primary Care Research Unit, Monash University
Panellists:

Tamsin Thomas, PhD Candidate, Southern Cross University. Studies of Social Prescribing for Individuals Living with Mental Illness
Dr Ines Rio, NWMPHN The IPC Health Social Prescribing Initiative
Ellen-Jane Browne Executive Officer, La Trobe Health Assembly Social Prescribing Trial in La Trobe Valley
Alyssa Huxtable, Western Bulldogs Community Foundation, Sons and Daughters of the West

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Forrest Research Foundation Prospect Fellows Information Session
2021-02-02 13:00 - 13:45 (Asia/Shanghai) | The University of Western Australia, Australia
The University of Western Australia (UWA) DVCR and Office of Research will hold an Information Session on Tuesday 2 February 2021 at the Gentilli Lecture Theatre, Geology Building, GGGL: [131].
The second round of the Forrest Research Foundation Prospect Fellowship Scheme will open on 1 February 2021. There will be 10 post-doctoral fellowships of 18 months duration funded by the salary funded by the Forrest Research Foundation, with on-costs provided by the host organisation. The on-costs for successful candidates hosted at UWA will be provided from the Centrally-held Fellowship Gap Scheme. The mentor and host research group or unit, will need to provide a research environment which enables a successful fellowship, including providing or sourcing any project operating costs required for the proposed research project. Other key criteria are available at the web-site and evident in the application form.
The disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in reduced opportunities for recent PhD graduates to pursue post-doctoral research. In response to this, the Forrest Research Foundation is investing in the Prospect Fellowships to be held at any of Western Australia’s five universities. Twelve Fellowships were awarded in the first round (2020). Ten Fellowships will be awarded in Round 2. For more information visit the Forrest Research Foundation website.
Please note there will also be the standard Forrest Fellowships scheme (4 fellowships) which will open to applicants on 1 April and close on 16 May.

Seven steps for statistical success in clinical trials [Good clinical practice guidelines] Webinar Part 2
2020-12-15 18:00 - 19:00 (Australia/Melbourne)
ACTA STInG in collaboration with Cytel, invite you to come on a whirlwind tour of the current and developing statistical guidelines for clinical trials, all distilled into seven steps. This is an opportunity to be introduced, refreshed or updated on the statistical aspects of GCP in two 1 hour seminars. ICH-GCP guidelines are used in clinical trials around the globe with the main aim of protecting and preserving human rights, which is relevant for both investigator-led and industry sponsored trials. They are an international ethical and scientific quality standard; for the design, conduct, performance, monitoring, auditing, recording, analyses and reporting of clinical trials.
STEPS 6-7: Understanding statistical aspects of additional regulatory (EMA, FDA, PDMA, CDE & TGA) requirements for clinical trials and what to expect in ICH E20 (Adaptive Designs, anticipated in 2021).
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Seven steps for statistical success in clinical trials [Good clinical practice guidelines] Webinar Part 1
2020-12-08 18:00 - 19:00 (Australia/Melbourne)
ACTA STInG in collaboration with Cytel, invite you to come on a whirlwind tour of the current and developing statistical guidelines for clinical trials, all distilled into seven steps. This is an opportunity to be introduced, refreshed or updated on the statistical aspects of GCP in two 1 hour seminars. ICH-GCP guidelines are used in clinical trials around the globe with the main aim of protecting and preserving human rights, which is relevant for both investigator-led and industry sponsored trials. They are an international ethical and scientific quality standard; for the design, conduct, performance, monitoring, auditing, recording, analyses and reporting of clinical trials.
STEPS 1-5: Understanding key statistical principles in ICH E9 (Statistical Principles for Clinical Trials, R1 Estimands & sensitivity analyses), ICH E10 (Choice of Control Group in Clinical Trials), ICH E6 (Good Clinical Practice), E17 (Multi-Regional Clinical Trials).
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Australasian Neuroscience Society: 40th Annual Scientific Meeting
2020-12-08 - 2020-12-11 | Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre
The Australasian Neuroscience Society (ANS) will be hosting the 40th ANS Meeting on 8 – 11 December 2020 at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre. The Annual Scientific Meeting of the ANS is one of the largest annual biomedical conferences held in the Australasian region. The 2020 ASM also marks 40 years of ANS, the future of neuroscience has never been more exciting.
The local organising committee, chaired jointly by Associate Professor Stuart Hodgetts (The University of Western Australia), Dr Ann-Maree Vallence (Murdoch University) and Associate Professor Julian Heng (Curtin University) are working together to ensure that Perth 2020 has a stimulating scientific program, including Nobel Laureate Professor Edvard Moser as well as international and national plenaries, symposia, and satellite meetings.
The theme for the 2020 ASM is, 2020: A Forward Vision. The term 2020 is typically associated with hindsight, and whilst this will be a great opportunity to reflect on the past 40 years, the theme of the ASM highlights Australasia as a progressive, forward-thinking centre for neuroscience.
For further information please visit the ANS website.

Health Services Researchers: partners for COVID-19 response and recovery
2020-12-03 10:00 - 14:00 (Australia/Melbourne)
The Health Services Research Association of Australia and New Zealand are holding a half-day event to showcase how Australia and New Zealand’s health services researchers are at the forefront of the health system response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Health services researchers are working alongside clinicians, managers and policymakers providing evidence to tackle the immediate impact and longer term health, social and economic fallout from the pandemic; and ensuring that the lessons learned will help future proof our health systems.
This virtual event is open to all and registration is free. For full details please see the event flyer.

Digital Health and Telemedicine Annual Summit
2020-12-03 - 2020-12-04
The Indo-Asia Digital Health Centre for Innovation and Commercialisation is holding the Digital Health and Telemedicine workshop in collaboration with the University of Notre Dame Australia’s School of Medicine. This year new and exciting topics will be discussed including applications relevant to COVID-19. Experts from around the globe will discuss successful telemedicine and digital health solutions, projects and successful business models, with the keynote being delivered by burns specialist and Australian of the Year, Professor Fiona Wood.
Topics include:

Telehome care
Age care applications
Remote monitoring
Artificial Intelligence & Machine learning
Medicare reimbursement
State wide EMR implementation
Hands-on workshops on tele-ophthalmology, tele-dermatology and tele-radiology
Regulatory challenges in digital health
Data privacy and cyber security
Innovation and Entrepreneurship for clinicians
Clinical terminology and interoperability
Mobile health

Please see event program for more information or contact Professor Yogesan Kanagasingam.

Webinar: How can we reduce the waste in health care research?
2020-12-01 10:00 (Asia/Shanghai)
The WA Health Translation Network (WAHTN) is delighted to announce that Professor Paul Glasziou will provide a webinar on “How can we reduce the waste in health care research?” on Tuesday 1 December 2020.
Professor Glasziou, Professor of Evidence-Based Practice at Bond University and the Director of the Institute for Evidence Based Healthcare, was the Director of the Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine in Oxford from 2003 – 2010. His key research interests include identifying and removing the barriers to using high quality research in everyday clinical practice.
Prof Glasziou is a leader within the Reward Alliance, investigating research waste and promoting better prioritisation, design, conduct, regulation, management and reporting of health research.
Other research interests include overdiagnosis and overtreatment, general practice, uptake of evidence for non-drug interventions, and automation of systematic review processes.
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ACTA Summit 2020
2020-11-30 - 2020-12-04
The ACTA Summit 2020 will be a ‘virtual’ gathering of Australian and international experts in the design and conduct of clinical trials, embedding research into service delivery, digital health care and data custodianship, healthcare policy and regulation, health economics, and consumer engagement.
The ACTA Summit 2020 will focus on the opportunities and challenges facing the sector from the perspective of ACTA’s vision of better health through best evidence. The underlying themes of the ACTA Summit 2020 are:

Innovations in Trials and Registries in Healthcare
Impact of COVID-19: Lessons Learned and Future Initiatives

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Implementation Science Symposium 2020
2020-11-17 - 2020-11-19
How can implementation research and practice-based learning be transformative during times of great change? And what role does health system resilience play in controlling a pandemic?
Sydney Health Partners (an Australian Health Research Alliance translation centre) are hosting their fourth annual Implementation Science symposium and will debate these questions, mindful of the challenges currently confronting our healthcare services.
Leading the online conversations will be an esteemed line-up of presenters and panellists from Australia and abroad.
This event will run 17-19 November, with one two-hour session per day over the three days. Attend all three days, or just the ones that interest you.
For full event information and to register click here.

2020 International Population Data Linkage Network Conference
2020-11-01 - 2020-11-13
The 2020 International Population Data Linkage Network Conference – Data Linkage: Information to Impact, will be held virtually on 1 – 13 November 2020.
The Conference Organising Committee and Scientific Committee are very pleased to offer a comprehensive package that will include a structured program with invited keynote addresses and presentations from selected papers, as well as workshops covering cutting edge theory and practice critical to successful data linkage and use of linked data.
The conference will bring together a wide range of exciting leading international speakers, researchers, data linkers, data scientists, practitioners, policymakers and consumers to discuss and exchange ideas relating to the full spectrum of data linkage and use of linked data to impact policy and improve health and social outcomes.
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RPH Research Foundation Annual Research Symposium
2020-10-21 09:00 - 14:30 (Asia/Shanghai) | Royal Perth Hospital
RPH Research Foundation’s Annual Research Symposium and Awards Day celebrates some of the cutting-edge research that’s currently being produced within the East Metropolitan Health Service (EMHS). This year, the event has been tailored to support and encourage early career researchers, while also enabling established clinicians and scientists to showcase their work.
This event will be held in person and online with morning tea and lunch being provided at the venue.
Please see the event flyer for full details and to register.

RSEOH Annual Conference 2020
2020-10-14 10:00 - 13:00 (Asia/Shanghai)
The Respiratory, Sleep, Environmental and Occupational Health Clinical Academic Group (RSEOH CAG) aims to bring together expertise to progress the results/outcomes of current projects, build collaborations and partnerships for further larger-scale projects and foster improved healthcare delivery and outcomes.
The RSEOH Annual Conference 2020 will provide all stakeholders with the opportunity to:

Learn more about current projects, mainly RSEOH’s COVID-19 Rapid Response Research Initiative
Share contributions towards progressing the RSEOH CAG
Define future priorities and strategies
Identify potential collaborations and partnerships for further larger-scale projects

View the full program and register
For further information, please contact the RSEOH CAG Project Officer, Mei Yin Lim.

Bettering Aboriginal Heart Health in WA
2020-09-25 13:00 (Asia/Shanghai)
Cardiovascular disease remains a significant contributor to the health inequities experienced by Aboriginal people. It is heartening that the CVD mortality gap has been narrowing and that daily smoking rates have reduced by 12.6% since 2004 in the Aboriginal population. In fact, between 2006 and 2018, the WA Aboriginal mortality rate has improved by 27%, driven by CV improvements.
While much good work has been done in this space, there remains so much more to do.
Bettering Aboriginal Heart Health in WA (BAHHWA) is a group of researchers, clinicians and community stakeholders who are committed to reducing the health and social impact of cardiovascular disease on Aboriginal people, their families and communities. They have been undertaking research and translational work regarding Aboriginal CV health in WA since 2008.
BAHHWA are planning an open networking forum to re-invigorate the BAHHWA community of practice to promote action in this space.
Please come and yarn with BAHHWA to help identify priority activities for BAHWAA over the coming years. Your input will help to shape the new direction and be part of the solution to continued improvement in Aboriginal heart disease and stroke in WA and beyond. Given the current circumstances and the difficulty some may have to get to the meeting, this will be a mixed format meeting with in person and Zoom options available.
The meeting will be held at the new Aboriginal Studies building at UWA, on Hackett Drive, Crawley opposite the Matilda Bay Tea Room. The Room is on the ground floor and entrance is on the right side of the building, rather than the main entrance.
Please RSVP if you would like to attend in person as COVID-19 requirements must be met.
If attending via Zoom, the Zoom details can be found below. If attending in person please note:

The venue needs a swipe card for entry. Rebecca will be waiting at the entrance to the building until 1.10pm. She will let you in and if your name is not on the list, you will be required to register at the desk.
Fruit and coffee will be available as refreshments.
Paid parking should be available on Hackett Drive opposite the building, near the Bayside Kitchen.

RSVP to Judith.katzenellenbogen@uwa.edu.au

Zoom details:
Time: Sep 25, 2020 1:00 PM Perth
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Diversity Dialogues: Quality care from a physical distance
2020-09-03 11:00 - 12:30 (Asia/Shanghai)
The focus of this panel discussion is delivering quality and culturally responsive telehealth services to people from culturally and linguistically diverse populations, through the pandemic and beyond.
COVID-19 quickly thrust us into using telehealth (phone, online and video consultations) which has resulted in a range of great benefits as well as numerous issues, particularly for this hard to reach population.
Our panel will discuss lived experience and use expert knowledge to explore and unpack the issues and provide practical strategies to achieve best practice. There will also be time to answer audience questions.
The Diversity Dialogues seminar series has been developed by the Health Consumers’ Council WA (HCC) for consumers and health service providers to explore ways to develop health services and patient care strategies that respond to cultural diversity.
The HCC has partnered with the Digital Health CRC, Curtin University and La Trobe University to bring you this inaugural online Diversity Dialogues event.
This webinar is free to attend and is aimed at health service providers wishing to improve capacity, capability, and confidence in this area. It may also be of interest to health consumer representatives.
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Workshop: Quantitative Imaging and Precision Medicine in WA
2020-08-31 10:00 - 17:30 (Asia/Shanghai)
This workshop will showcase existing research in medical imaging in WA and provide a forum to discuss opportunities and future direction.
Quantitative imaging is a convergence of medical imaging, computer science, multi-omics and the clinical sciences. It is focused on the extraction of image features, which can be used as actionable biomarkers regarding disease and normal pathology.
Improvements in imaging technology and quantitative harmonisation, computational methods such as machine learning, and the increased availability of high performance computing infrastructure, are leading to a revolution in the way medical imaging is used in precision medicine.
The development of quantitative imaging expertise and capability is aligned with WA Health initiatives in digital health and the implementation of precision medicine techniques, and it will enable opportunities for innovation and commercialisation.
This workshop will showcase existing research in this field in Western Australia, provide some insights from researchers who have worked in this field internationally and help to identify a pathway to enabling broader access to these techniques in WA in a way which integrates with developments in local health strategy and innovation. There will also be opportunity for audience participation.
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Life as a Clinician Scientist: The Prep and the Pivot – responding to a pandemic as a clinician scientist
2020-08-08 10:30 - 12:15 (Australia/Melbourne)
Clinician Scientists have been leading the charge in tackling the COVID-19 pandemic. Whether searching for new treatments and vaccines, advising on public health measures or addressing the broader impacts such as mental health, they have been crucial to the response so far.
Join the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences for a free webinar to hear from some of Australia’s leading clinician scientists about how we’re going and the opportunities and challenges they have experienced in their lives as clinician scientists during the pandemic.
During this 90 minute webinar and panel discussion you’ll discover how clinician scientists:

prepare and respond to a pandemic;
pivot their activities to hunt for a cure; and
support and drive broader societal recovery.

You will also have the opportunity to put your questions to our panellists.
This online event will inspire and support you as you consider this rewarding career pathway – it is aimed at anyone looking to bridge clinical work and research.
View the event flyer
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Webinar: Accessing Cross Jurisdictional Linked Data in Australia
2020-08-05 10:00 - 11:00 (Asia/Shanghai)
In this webinar, you will hear from key personnel in the data linkage world on how to access cross-jurisdictional linked data. The keynote speakers will cover topics including the PHRN Online Application System (OAS), what data is currently available in Australia, the role of a state data linkage unit in accessing cross jurisdictional data, what the AIHW has to offer researchers for cross jurisdictional data and explain the need for virtual laboratories and how SURE works. The keynote speakers and topics are as follows:
Natalie Wray, Client Services Officer, PHRN Program Office
The Online Application System (OAS) explained and data currently available in Australia
Katie Irvine, Manager, Centre for Health Record Linkage
The role of a state data linkage unit in accessing cross jurisdictional data
Phil Anderson, Head, Health Linkage Unit, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Data Integration Services Centre
What the AIHW has to offer researchers for cross jurisdictional data
Matt Gorringe, Program Manager, SURE Program, ResearchAssets Division, Sax Institute
Explain the need for virtual laboratories and how SURE works.
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Fighting the war against COVID-19
2020-07-29 14:00 - 15:15 (Asia/Shanghai)
This virtual event will discuss the battle against COVID-19 which almost literally put WA’s Health Department in wartime mode. The urgency to save lives, respond to an unprecedented and rapidly changing environment and communicate factually to the public, are some of the factors WA’s Director General of Health, Dr David Russell-Weisz and WA’s State Health Incident Controller and Deputy Chief Health Officer, Dr Robyn Lawrence are managing.
Meanwhile, in Israel, on the other side of the world, the same pandemic is being managed by Public Health officials more accustomed to extreme situations and crisis. Asher Salmon is Head of International Relations, Israel Ministry of Health. His role is to facilitate cooperation between the Israeli health system and foreign partners like the WA Health Department contingent and delegates who visited on the May 2019 AICC(WA) Health & Medical Delegation to Israel. The purpose of Asher’s work is to improve the health and quality of care for both Israeli citizens and the international community and in doing so, they not only learn from their foreign colleagues such as from WA, but also to share Israeli expertise across countless fields of medicine, contributing to better healthcare worldwide and creating stronger relations for the State of Israel.
Currently, both Health systems have been praised for their handling of the pandemic but from different starting points and societal factors. For the first time, direct from the front lines, Dr Russell-Weisz, Dr Robyn Lawrence and Mr Salmon under the expert facilitation of our event moderator Dr Carlo Bellini, will share their lessons and insights on the management of this on-going pandemic.
View event invitation for further details
Please email Koshala Shanmugakumar to register your interest for this event

Hypertension Winter School
2020-07-16 - 2020-07-17
The High Blood Pressure Research Council of Australia (HBPRCA) is holding a free online event on the pathophysiology, management and treatment of hypertension.
Internationally renowned speakers include President of HBPRCA Prof. Markus Schlaich (University of Western Australia), President of the International Society of Hypertension Prof. Alta Schutte (University of New South Wales) and many more!
See the full program or register for the event.
For more information please contact q.dinh@latrobe.edu.au or hamdi.jama@monash.edu.au.

Fireside Chat with Wendy Casey: Aboriginal Health
2020-06-25 10:00 - 10:45 (Asia/Shanghai)
This Q&A session will explore how the WA health system has prioritised responding rapidly to the risks posed to, and the needs of, Aboriginal communities in Western Australia during COVID-19. The WA Aboriginal Advisory Group was established in March 2020 and has been working through the many challenges posed during this time of a pandemic. You can find some of the work reflected on this webpage.
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Re-imagining the future of e-health
2020-06-25
Join a workshop to help imagine the future of the outpatient e-Health experience.
About this Event
COVID-19 has shown that our health system can pivot to deliver telehealth outpatient services which ensure quality and support patient choice. The success of maintaining connectivity during COVID-19 has been exciting, and is a gain we don’t want to see backslide as we navigate towards our new normal.
Our health system has shown it can work towards a future vision of:

Transforming the patient journey – making it simpler to navigate
Ensuring every appointment achieves patient centred outcomes; and
Improving access for those most in need, including those in rural and remote communities and people with mobility issues.

What could our eHealth future look like?
The opportunities for Western Australia’s health system to advance are endless. Imagine having your own digital e-health portals managing your outpatient clinic appointments from your lounge rooms thanks to in-home health sensors and remote access to clinical experts.
The patient journey of the future is about choice. The choice for consumers and community members to take control of their own health management and only attend physical facilities for required face to face interventions.
Join us for this online workshop
The WA Innovation Hub and South Metropolitan Health Service, in partnership with the Health Consumers’ Council and the Consumer and Community Health Research Network, invite you to an online, interactive workshop, facilitated by EY. This session aims to bring consumers and other health stakeholders to continue developing the thinking of a patient journey map as imagined 30 years into the future.
PLEASE NOTE: Register for the 8:30am session or the 12:30pm session. There is no need to book for both.

ISHR Asia-Pacific Cardiovascular Webinar Series: Cancer therapies and the heart
2020-06-17
The International Society for Heart Research (ISHR) is holding an Asia-Pacific Cardiovascular Webinar: Cancer therapies and the heart.
A/Prof Nicole Beard, University of Canberra will address cancer treatment, cardiotoxicity and calcium and A/Prof Doan Ngo, University of Newcastle will address cardiovascular toxicities associated with cancer treatments.
Please register for this webinar.
You can view the Asia-Pacific time zones online program or the European/American time zones online program.
Previous webinar recordings can be accessed via youtube.

Fireside Chat with Denise Sullivan: Staying well in a time of pandemic
2020-06-11 10:00 - 10:45 (Asia/Shanghai)
The third in the Health Consumers’ Council’s series of Fireside Chats will be held on Thursday 11 June with Dr Denise Sullivan. It will tackle your questions about how to minimise the risk of infection, how the impact of the pandemic is being tracked and preparation for recovery. It will also explore what it’s been like for Public Health staff during this unprecedented time.
Register for this free virtual event

Summer by Design - International Workshop on Translating and Commercialising Regenerative Medicine
2020-06-06 - 2020-06-21 | University of Toronto St George Campus, 27 King's College Circle, Toronto, Ontario, M5S1A1, Canada
Organised by Medicine by Design and the Rotman School of Management in Toronto and now in its fourth year, Summer by Design brings together trainees from the University of Toronto and its affiliated hospitals and other Canadian and international universities to learn from experts in clinical translation and commercialisation, explore the city’s dynamic life sciences hub, and make connections with emerging researchers from around the world.
This workshop is for high-performing PhD candidates and post-doctoral fellows from around the world to advance their understanding of how to translate and commercialise regenerative medicine research.
Please note Summer by Design is a full-time, intensive, two-week program. Sessions run from roughly 8:30am to 5pm on weekdays with some evening sessions. Participants must commit to attending the entire program. Admission is competitive.

All applicants must send a completed application and supporting documents to Dr Chih Wei Teng by Friday 14 February 2020.

CCRM Australia are also offering travel awards worth up to $2,500.

Transforming Healthcare Systems: Israel Delegation
2020-06-06 - 2020-06-13
In partnership with the Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce (AICC), RMIT’s Health Transformation Lab and Flinders University Digital Health Design Lab, CISCO is bringing together a unique delegation of Hospital CEO’s, CIO’s and Clinical Executive Directors from across Australia, New Zealand and Asia.
The focus of the delegation is to work with the leading hospitals and innovation organisations in Israel to understand how to take cutting edge technology and optimise its use in large operational healthcare systems. The objective is to learn from Israel’s unique experiences so that the delegation can better transform care delivery in their country’s.
Key leaders of the delegation are:

Prof Fiona Murray – William Porter Professor of Entrepreneurship MIT Sloan
Prof Vishaal Kishore – Professor of Innovation and Public Policy at RMIT University
Prof Trish WIlliams – Professor of Digital Health Systems at Flinders University
Dr Brendan Lovelock – Health Practice Lead at CISCO ANZ

For more information or to reserve your place in the delegation (places are strictly limited), please contact Brendan Lovelock or Mark Majzner (Delegation Director)
